F-22 Raptor og F-15S Strike Eagle mot IS

ISIS Airstrikes Include US F-22, Saudi F-15S Combat Debuts

AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » OCTOBER 3, 2014

by  CHRIS POCOCK

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter departs Al Dhafra airbase in the UAE for the type’s first combat mission, over Syria. (Photos: US DoD).

September 26, 2014, 2:05 PM

Airstrikes against Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria this week featured the combat debut of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter, and of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Strike Eagle. The air forces of Bahrain, France, Jordan, Qatar and the UAE also participated, and the Royal Australian Air Force is en route to the fight with F-18s and a Wedgetail AEW aircraft. The U.S. began striking targets in Iraq on August 7, and the effort to stem the advance of Islamic State and other terrorist groups from the air has increased steadily since then.